It was the golden season. I could see the yellow leaves falling with the cool wind. For others, it is a/an season, while for me, it is an annoying season. Tired from preparing for Postgraduate Entrance Examination, I decided to have a along the Yanjiang Road in my university.
“Autumn is a lonely season and life is . The days in this season always get me down ”, I was in deep thought when the sound of a guitar into my ears, like a stream flowing from the mountains. I was so surprised that I ran to see what it was. A young girl, sitting on the lawn, was in playing her guitar. The music was so attractive that I listened quietly.
Lost in the music, I did not realize that I had been standing for so long. But my _ __ did not seem to disturb her. Leaves were still falling. Every day when I passed by the lawn, I would see her playing her guitar. During the rest of the days in the season, life became interesting and I could __ the courses carefully. Though we did not know each other, I thought we were always good friends.
Autumn was nearly over. One day, when I was listening __, the sound suddenly stopped. To my astonishment, the girl came to me.
“You must like the music,” she said.
“Yes, you play very well. Why did you stop?” I asked.
Suddenly, a ___ expression appeared on her face and I could feel something unusual.
“I came here just to have a rest because I failed in the college entrance examination. I felt very disappointed. And it was your listening every day __ encouraged me,” she said, “and I have to go tomorrow.”
“____, it was your playing that gave me a meaningful autumn and helped me believe that I have the ability to pass the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.” I answered, “I think it was God who gave us the chance to know each other and we should be good friends
She smiled and I smiled.
Since then, I have never seen her again. I no longer passed by that ___. Only thick leaves were _ behind. But I will always remember the ___ of the girl. It was her appearance that helped me passed the Postgraduate Entrance Examination.
We may encounter many people in our lives. Some are like a shooting star, but so much light that they guide you in the correct _ ; some are like _ in you, they are always with you, but do not understand you. Just as a famous saying, many people in your life, but only true friends leave footprints.
I shall always ____ the autumn, the girl and the sound of her guitar. I know she will always be my best friend.
A．irrigation B．harvest C．rainfall D．adventure
A．walk B．nap C．rest D．glance
A．stressful B．aimless C．uninteresting D．desperate
A．flowed B．floated C．flew D．fled
A．devoted B．addicted C．engaged D．absorbed
A．exposure B．movement C．existence D．enthusiasm
A．get over B．take over C．pull over D．go over
A．casually B．devotedly C．roughly D．thoroughly
A．along B．down C．over D．back
A．strange B．happy C．special D．sad
A．when B．which C．that D．what
A．In consequence B．In reality C．In addition D．In detail
A．mountain B．stream C．road D．lawn
A．left B．thrown C．fallen D．piled
A．figure B．face C．hair D．eyes
A．give away B．give up C．give in D．give off
A．direction B．destination C．position D．situation
A．clothes B．shadows C．footprints D．wrists
A．broke B．stepped C．approached D．participated
A．remind B．review C．remain D．recall
I moved to Chicago ten years ago. As I was new to the area, I had friends and seldom went out to parties. But a month later, I was invited to a party and there I an elderly couple.
The wife and I for a long time. She told me how she was about her husband who was a heart operation. At that time I was working as a researcher in the same where the husband would be going for his operation, I told her to take down my phone number and me to let me know when he was there.
She phoned a few weeks later as and told me that her husband was admitted to the hospital and waiting. I told her that I would go and check on him every day while I was at . I thought that if it was my dad, I would do the same, so I decided to give them some .
Weeks turned into months and it just became my to see them and keep track of how things were going before, during and after the heart operation. Sometimes I'd bring a for him to read, or some food that we would share . As time went by, it seemed like I became part of the . Even after the husband returned from the hospital, we still often each other on holidays.
Now, ten years later, I my own family. Since our parents don’t close by, this couple has become my son’s “local” grandparents. My wife and I often feel truly to have this couple as our “local” parents! Sometimes family comes out of the most unexpected place.
A．few B．some C．several D．many
A．served B．loved C．met D．supported
A．searched B．fought C．worked D．talked
A．regretful B．calm C．worried D．lucky
A．giving up B．waiting for C．paying for D．turning down
A．hotel B．hospital C．restaurant D．office
A．so B．but C．though D．since
A．ask B．call C．help D．invite
A．required B．predicted C．expected D．promised
A．even B．seldom C．still D．sometimes
A．work B．school C．home D．table
A．experience B．company C．luck D．trust
A．risk B．stress C．test D．habit
A．book B．picture C．computer D．tape
A．early B．together C．alone D．everywhere
A．public B．family C．team D．group
A．missed B．followed C．knew D．visited
A．leave B．find C．have D．need
A．live B．come C．move D．drive
A．nervous B．curious C．thankful D．suitable
While I was on my way into Wal-Mart, I was greeted by a woman working at the door. Before I wanted to buy what I wanted, I had a(n) to make, and I was stopped by the woman, who wanted to my bag. Usually I would have got angry, because I knew I didn’t steal. I had just noticed someone ahead of me being not so nice. That person treated this lady as if she was . The person had just snatched(攫取) a bag back from her and stormed off even saying “thank you”. I could say that this lady looked , but she was still trying to make ends meet. I could tell this woman was by what had just happened, and no one knew how many people had been her that way all day long.
What if she was a grandmother who had to her grandchildren, because the parents had just lost their life in an accident? What if her husband was seriously and they couldn’t afford the medical expenses?
All she wanted was to do her well. All she wanted was to customers as she was trained. All she needed was to be . I wondered whether I could be someone that she needed.
I looked her in her eyes as she scanned my bag, and then I smiled and said, “Your hair is beautiful!” Her face and she told me how easy it was to manage her hair. She handed my bag back, and told me the customer service desk was straight down on my left. I said “Thank you!”
A．purchase B．difficulty C．survey D．return
A．observe B．steal C．check D．take
A．nobody B．something C．anything D．anybody
A．without B．beyond C．after D．before
A．strong B．old C．wise D．awful
A．hurt B．impressed C．moved D．ignored
A．accepting B．treating C．judging D．approaching
A．care for B．care about C．look into D．look for
A．poor B．disturbed C．disappointed D．sick
A．favor B．greeting C．job D．training
A．support B．serve C．help D．instruct
A．protected B．appreciated C．hired D．liked
A．set up B．lifted up C．lit up D．cheered up
Morning is extremely important, because it is the beginning of a day. How you choose to your morning can often be used to predict what kind of day you are going to have.
each day with love and gratitude (感激). When you get up in the morning, think of what a great luck it is to be —to see, to hear, to love, to have something to look forward to. Happiness is simply the feeling of appreciating others. Realize that it’s not happiness that makes us grateful, but gratefulness that makes us happy. Don’t have pressure on each new morning. yourself from the things that you didn’t yesterday and made you down. Let yesterday go. Every morning is the start of a new day with new . Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.
A．live B．enjoy C．change D．spend
A．Compare B．Treat C．Begin D．Concern
A．alive B．alike C．ahead D．awake
A．lain B．laid C．covered D．floated
A．Comfort B．Keep C．Free D．Cure
A．give out B．come out C．set out D．work out
A．views B．tasks C．difficulties D．opportunities
More Than I Had Dreamed Of
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.
Years flew by, and soon I was able to participate in the elections, I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it to win a school election. I was .
As I cried in my room that evening, I took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would elections again in my final year at school—and I would win.
I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor. What were the that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest was the faith I had. I would not allow my appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I my election plans a whole year in advance.
I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.
The day after the election, when the principal(校长) announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people the way. I had won the and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.
A．remembered B．admired C．praised D．believed
A．planning B．praying C．calculating D．judging
A．took B．assessed C．provided D．meant
A．concerned B．surprised C．depressed D．confused
A．gradually B．immediately C．impatiently D．suddenly
A．participate B．enter C．join D．go
A．companions B．enemies C．schoolmates D．competitors
A．points B．cases C．methods D．examples
A．problem B．dream C．strength D．worry
A．plain B．young C．personal D．special
A．announced B．discussed C．began D．cancelled
A．recommend B．encourage C．support D．represent
A．but B．so C．then D．or
A．speech B．campaign C．ceremony D．promise
A．nodded B．cheered C．gathered D．cried
A．only B．also C．still D．almost
A．devoted B．accelerated C．accomplished D．developed
A．along B．by C．to D．in
A．appointment B．reputation C．election D．acceptance
A．rich B．bless C．expand D．brighten
Many years ago ,l was working at my job at a community college when a homeless woman came in. She began as she lay on one of the sofas in the student rest room. , she wasn't well. Without thinking too much I went next door to the Student Affairs office where I knew I could find in the Lost and Found box. I up a set of clothing and went back to my office, I heard a colleague calling me. She told me that I should not this person, as it would only lead to her wanting more help. I refused her and went back to help the woman, my co-worker's warning .
Two weeks later, while I was working, a very cute elderly man entered my and asked to speak with me in private. Curiously, l gave him my full and he told me that he had happened to hear my with the co-worker about helping the woman. He wanted me to know that it was always okay to help people and that was why he wanted to give me a for $1,000. I burst into tears, because I needed the money at the time, but also because I had never been in such a way for helping someone!
We soon became good and 10 years later he called me up suddenly and told me he wanted to help me my first home! He giving me $120,000 as part payment for my dream house in my home town. I asked him why he wanted to give me such a large amount of money and he said it was because I was a " giver" and that I it ! To make a long story short, l was able to buy the perfect little home for myself, all because one day I did not to help a homeless woman.
A．smiling B．talking C．shouting D．coughing
A．Luckily B．Clearly C．Strangely D．Sadly
A．clothes B．books C．food D．medicine
A．gave B．turned C．gathered D．made
A．while B．when C．how D．why
A．ignore B．disturb C．value D．help
A．advice B．request C．plan D．offer
A．more than B．rather than C．regardless of D．apart from
A．home B．office C．classroom D．dormitory
A．energy B．love C．care D．attention
A．disagreement B．discussion C．fight D．quarrel
A．young B．old C．sick D．wealthy
A．support B．check C．tip D．promise
A．anxiously B．eagerly C．hardly D．really
A．recognized B．measured C．taught D．praised
A．colleagues B． competitors C．partners D．friends
A．build B．buy C．rent D．repair
A．came out B．ended up C．carried on D．resulted in
A．deserved B．wanted C．needed D．enjoyed
A．fear B．fail C．hesitate D．attempt
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